diff --git a/liblist.sh b/liblist.sh
index d3a2144..5a98738 100644
--- a/liblist.sh
+++ b/liblist.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ list_push_back () {
 #
 list_insert () {
     test "$#" -ne 3 && return 1
-    i="$2"; [ "$i" != '$' ] &&  i=$((i+1)); echo "$3" | sed "${i}i${1}"
+    i="$2"; [ "$i" != '$' ] &&  i=$((i+1)); echo "$3" | sed "${i}i\\
+${1}
+"
 }
 
 ##
diff --git a/liblist_unsafe.sh b/liblist_unsafe.sh
index 4ae9951..09a3d0b 100644
--- a/liblist_unsafe.sh
+++ b/liblist_unsafe.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ list_push_back () {
 #
 list_insert () {
     test "$#" -ne 3 && return 1; i="$3"; [ "$i" != '$' ] &&  i=$((i+1))
-    eval "$1=\"\$(echo \"\$$1\" | sed \"${i}i${2}\")\""
+    eval "$1=\"\$(echo \"\$$1\" | sed \"${i}i\\\\
+${2}
+\")\""
 }
 
 ##
diff --git a/tests/test_freebsd.sh b/tests/test_freebsd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5edfb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_freebsd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Test to make sure BSD sed and GNU sed work for
+# list insertion. Assumes that both version of
+# sed are present in PATH
+
+set -e
+
+. ./liblist.sh
+
+
+insert_test() {
+  type sed
+  lst="$(list 'C' 'A' 'B')"
+  lst_expected="$(list 'D' 'C' 'A' 'B')"
+
+  lst="$(list_insert "D" 0 "$lst")"
+
+  if [ "$lst" == "$lst_expected" ]; then
+    echo "test: insert pass"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "test: insert fail"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+insert_test_gsed() {
+  # Keep gsed override wrapped
+  sed() {
+      gsed "$@"
+  }
+  insert_test
+  # Make sure this doesnt pollute other tests
+  unset -f sed
+}
+
+insert_test
+echo '--------------------------'
+insert_test_gsed
diff --git a/tests/test_unsafe_freebsd.sh b/tests/test_unsafe_freebsd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5e57fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_unsafe_freebsd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Test to make sure BSD sed and GNU sed work for
+# list insertion. Assumes that both version of
+# sed are present in PATH
+
+set -e
+
+. ./liblist_unsafe.sh
+
+
+insert_test() {
+  type sed
+  lst="$(list 'C' 'A' 'B')"
+  lst_expected="$(list 'D' 'C' 'A' 'B')"
+
+  list_insert lst "D" 0
+
+  if [ "$lst" == "$lst_expected" ]; then
+    echo "test: insert pass"
+    return 0
+  else
+    echo "test: insert fail"
+    return 1
+  fi
+}
+
+insert_test_gsed() {
+  # Keep gsed override wrapped
+  sed() {
+      gsed "$@"
+  }
+  # Make sure this doesnt pollute other tests
+  insert_test
+  unset -f sed
+}
+
+insert_test
+echo '--------------------------'
+insert_test_gsed